ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) – A homeowner shot and killed an off-duty Atlanta police investigator who allegedly broke into his home.
According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home around 5 a.m. on Friday about a person shot.
Deputies identified the person shot as Aubree Horton, who joined the department in 2015 and was assigned to their fugitive unit.
Horton also recently won ‘ Investigator of the Year’ at the department’s annual “Crime is Toast” awards breakfast.
Deputies said a video showed Horton “experiencing a mental health episode or under the influence of narcotics attempt[ing] to break into the front door of a residence.”
The homeowner allegedly shot Horton in self-defense, according to deputies.
Law enforcement later determined that Horton lived about half a mile from the home where the shooting occurred.
This is a developing story.
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